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Canada, Saudi Arabia bar presidential vote on own soil
Over 500 journalists will cover Iran’s election
Vahidi told reporters on Wednesday that a large number of Iranian pilgrims are now in Saudi Arabia but the Arab country has not accepted Iran’s request to hold election in the country.
According to Iran’s Election Headquarters, about 47,000 Iranians have traveled to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj pilgrimage.
The United States, which like Canada has no diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic, has permitted Iran to set up 30 absentee voter sites on its soil.
The Iranian interior minister added that Iranians living aboard will be able to cast their votes in 344 polling stations set up in other countries.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani also said that the ministry would use all its capacities to hold the 14th presidential election abroad.
He said that all Iranian embassies and consulates abroad are in full preparation for holding elections.
Masoud Pezeshkian, Saeed Jalili, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Mostafa Pourmohammadi, Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi and Alireza Zakani are the six candidates who are running for the presidency to replace the late president Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran on May 19.
Head of Foreign Media at the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance Alireza Shiravi has said that over 500 journalists from 150 foreign media outlets based in 31 countries will cover Iran’s 14th presidential election on Friday.